Saying “thank you” is the hallmark of a polite society. We teach our children to say “thank you.” The waitress brings us our meal and even if the service was not the greatest, we say,… “Thank You”

Annually, when October 31 rolls around, Lutherans who are mindful of their religious heritage give thought to the reformation movement which took place in Germany during the 1500’s. Their remembrance of this significant event is… LESSONS FROM PAST REFORMATIONS

One of the complaints that is often leveled against conservative Lutherans is that we are much too polemical. “Polemic” comes from the Greek word “polemos” which means “war.” In plain English the contention is that… Why Lutherans Fight Over Doctrine

‘LUTHERAN’? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? Occasionally one is asked, “What religion are you?” Your immediate response might be, “Lutheran.” Sadly, in our day that is less and less a meaningful confession or witness because Lutheranism… A Reformation message from our CLC President —

(Note: The following letter was written to the editor of the Austin {Minn.} Daily Herald, July 15, 1998 by the Rev. Stephen Kurtzahn; it was a response to an article by a Roman Catholic priest… ‘CHURCH UNITY IS AN ISSUE OF INTEGRITY’

Matthew 13:47-52 The Dragnet Jesus used the picture of a dragnet in a parable explaining the mystery of the kingdom of God. To a Midwestern boy raised in the fifties, “Dragnet” was a TV show… Parables Of The Master

Men don’t believe in a Devil now, as their fathers used to do. They’ve forced the door of the broadest creed, To let “His Majesty” through. There isn’t a print of his cloven hoof, or… THE DEVIL YOU SAY!

* RE: MONUMENTS TO LUTHER For the picture on this month’s cover, as well as for others appearing in this issue direct from “Lutherland,” thanks goes to CLC President Daniel Fleischer. These photographs were taken… SMORGASBORD

Part Four: Partnership — Our Fellowship Should Be A Very Personal Relationship Remember the sharing, the communion, the oneness in Christ? Who is in the hospital, and we do not remember to pray for him?… STUDIES ON THE BIBLICAL WORD “FELLOWSHIP” —

Meet: Ann Libby Ann Libby is presently the 5th and 6th grade teacher at Messiah Lutheran School in Eau CLaire, Wisconsin. Ann graduated from Immanuel Lutheran High School in 1978 and from the University of… In Our CLC Classrooms —